Colorado Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov, of Russia, left, stops a scoring attempt by Minnesota Wild’s Dany Heatley in the third period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, March 4, 2012, in St. Paul, Minn. The Avalanche won 2-0. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

The newly acquired forward scored two first-period goals for the Avalanche as it rebounded quickly from Saturday night’s tough home loss, grabbing a 2-0 win against the fast-fading Wild.

McGinn, who came over in a trade with San Jose on deadline day, played his final game for the Sharks in Minnesota a week earlier and Sunday recorded his first career multigoal game on the same sheet of ice.

“Last time I was in a Sharks uniform and tonight I’m with the Avalanche, but it’s good to get a win and nice to get two goals for sure,” McGinn said.

On this particular Sunday, McGinn needed just over 100 seconds to record his first goal as a member of the Avalanche. He snapping a rebound past Wild goaltender Matt Hackett after Peter Mueller’s initial shot had been stopped.

Avs goalie Semyon Varlamov did his job in the other end of the rink, stopping all 30 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, as the Avs snapped a two-game losing streak.

“He’s been very solid for us lately here, and we’re going to need that type of play down the stretch I think,” Avalanche coach Joe Sacco said. “When you get to this time of year, goaltending becomes very critical, and certainly Varly was solid tonight. He made some really big saves at big times.”

McGinn’s second goal came on Colorado’s first power play of the game at 8:52 of the first period, when another Mueller shot produced a rebound. This time, with Avs linemate David Jones blocking Hackett’s view at the top of the crease, McGinn lifted a rising shot that sailed between Jones’ legs and over Hackett’s right shoulder. It was a move McGinn learned at home, long ago.

“In tight, you’ve got to go up high,” McGinn said. “My dad’s been telling me that from Day One, and trust me, if I don’t do that, I get an earful after the game.”

Varlamov’s recent hot streak continued, as he improved to 3-1-0 with two shutouts in his last four starts.

Last Sunday, in the second period of a 4-3 Sharks loss, McGinn was tied up with Wild defenseman Marco Scandella in front of the San Jose bench when a loose stick struck Sharks coach Todd McClellan in the head. The coach had to leave the bench and missed San Jose’s next game.

Less than 24 hours later, on the team’s flight back to California, McGinn learned he had been traded to the Avs.

“Jamie McGinn was able to get a couple goals for us, and he did it by going to the hard areas of the ice, the scoring areas where you need to put yourself in position to get those types of goals,” Sacco said.

“I like the way we played tonight, especially back-to-back games. We came in here and we started the game on time, which was key. The first 10 minutes were real good.”

The Avs are tied for ninth place, one point out of the final playoff spot.

Avs Recap

The Post’s three stars

1. Jamie McGinn. First goal as an Av, then another for good measure.

2. Semyon Varlamov. Kept the Wild from getting the crowd in the game.

3. Peter Mueller. Minnesota native set up both of McGinn’s goals.

What you might have missed

Avs wing David Jones didn’t need a fight to drop one of the Wild’s more feisty players. Tied up with Cal Clutterbuck in front of the Wild net in the second period, Jones got a glove up in Clutterbuck’s face, dropping the Wild forward to his knees and forcing Clutterbuck to briefly leave the game.

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